USA WINS FIRST MATCH IN 2019 GOLD CUP

USA vs Guyana | 2019 Gold Cup 4-0 Victory

Back to official competitive play, it was an exciting win for the Red, White and Blue with spectacular finishes in front of 19,418 fans at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The match was USA’s Gold Cup opener and was the first-ever match between the U.S. Men’s National Team and Guyana at the senior international level. Tyler Boyd, Paul Arriola and the USA team made the country proud.

Paul Arriola opened the scoring with the first USA goal of #GoldCup2019

Arriola gave the U.S. the start in the 28th minute with a beautiful, curled shot to the far post off his right foot, coming in off the left side after being played through ball on the ground by teammate Weston McKennie.

The star of the night was Tyler Boyd who scored two goals for the USA in the Gold Cup match at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The USA got 16 shots off compared to Guyana’s 4 and no cards were issued during the match. The USA also claimed 410 correct passes to Guyana’s 271 although the opposition did earn a higher passing accuracy rate of 92% contrasted with the USA’s 88%.

While many soccer pundits were less than enamoured with the USMNT victory in the USA opening match of the 2019 Gold Cup against Guyana, there great moments to celebrate.

The 4-0 win at Minnesota United’s Allianz Field deserves a nod as every goal scored for the Red, White and Blue is important and the overall performance of the team begins to show a positive light on the new reign of leadership at U.S. Soccer.

Since the USA failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup last October 2017, the soccer world in America seemed more fragile than ever before. The new head coach, Gregg Berhalter, has sought to find our country’s identity on the green and create a significant and recognizable style for our Red, White and Blue squad. After losing in friendlies against Jamaica and Venezuela, critics had voiced their concern, but Berhalter has been holding true to his vision, creating a plan that should bring success in the future, as well as now, to our impatient country of armchair coaches.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars were no match for the prowess of Arriola, Boyd, Gyasi Zardes, Weston McKennie and Michael Bradley who were all involved in scoring the shutout. Effective on the pitch against a less than vibrant opponent is a positive kick off for the Cup and garnished the all important three points wanted by the USA.

Missing from the scoring was America’s favorite Christian Pulisic who sped around the field without finding the back of the net. McKennie’s performance, on the other hand, made a strong impact.

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Diane Scavuzzo is the Editor in Chief and loves her work, family, and soccer not necessarily in that order. Scavuzzo started covering soccer in 2010 and has published over 6,000 articles on the beautiful game.